"get-out" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-us-get-out.ogg [US] Forms: get-outs [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from get out. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|get out}} Deverbal from get out Head templates: {{en-noun}} get-out (plural get-outs)
  1. (informal) An opportunity to escape from an undesirable situation, such as a legal loophole. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-get-out-en-noun-X~jFGXNK Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 46 54
  2. The dismantling and removal of equipment, scenery, etc. when leaving a theater or television studio at the end of a production.
    Sense id: en-get-out-en-noun-I0ghCVKV Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English deverbals: 38 62 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: as all get-out, get off, get-out clause, get out of, get-out-of-jail-free card

Inflected forms

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